: that is to be marveled at : extraordinary
a wondrous feat
wondrous
adverb
archaic
wondrously
adverb
wondrousness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of wondrous in a Sentence
The museum featured a display of wondrous tapestries.
what a wondrous discovery fire must have been
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The wondrous narrative hinges on Ahuja Aparicio’s remarkable performance composed of equal parts defiance and innocence as Valentina grapples with loss on her own terms.
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Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Visitors do not get to see the wondrous, terrifying and whimsical world of the supernatural as the ancient Maya intended.
—James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
Today’s New Moon is landing in your homey 4th house, turning your attention toward wondrous possibilities and unique developments, all within your four walls.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2024
One that, all hued up like a flower, in some wondrous shade of pink, can both stop people in their tracks and declare a certain kind of tenderness in grief or in love and care.
—Lisa Donovan, New York Times, 15 May 2024
History, especially in Venice, is biased towards the wild, weird and wondrous.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Absent a wondrous new technology or massive economic growth destruction that’s not going to happen.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 6 May 2024
Come back to your senses while taking in the wondrous views.
—Jasmine Grant, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
In just two days, for just the second time in seven years, day will suddenly become night for a few brief, wondrous minutes as the orbiting moon blocks the sun's light along a southwest-to-northeast path across the continent.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Visitors do not get to see the wondrous, terrifying and whimsical world of the supernatural as the ancient Maya intended.
—James L. Fitzsimmons, The Conversation, 1 May 2024
Today’s New Moon is landing in your homey 4th house, turning your attention toward wondrous possibilities and unique developments, all within your four walls.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2024
One that, all hued up like a flower, in some wondrous shade of pink, can both stop people in their tracks and declare a certain kind of tenderness in grief or in love and care.
—Lisa Donovan, New York Times, 15 May 2024
History, especially in Venice, is biased towards the wild, weird and wondrous.
—Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
Absent a wondrous new technology or massive economic growth destruction that’s not going to happen.
—Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 6 May 2024
Come back to your senses while taking in the wondrous views.
—Jasmine Grant, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
In just two days, for just the second time in seven years, day will suddenly become night for a few brief, wondrous minutes as the orbiting moon blocks the sun's light along a southwest-to-northeast path across the continent.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Wondrous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wondrous. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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wondrous
adjective
won·drous
ˈwən-drəs 
: such as to be marveled at extraordinary
a wondrous place
wondrous
adverb
archaic
wondrously
adverb
wondrousness
noun
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